Incoming: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Franz Ferdinand, The Used, Angus & Julia Stone, Hanson, Tank, Tune-Yards, Syd, the Shrine, Jane’s Addiction, the Wild Reeds, James Blake, Laura Jean Anderson, Chris Isaak, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Tijuana Panthers, Bedouine, Sales, Stevie Wonder, Slow Magic
First-year festival Cloak & Dagger’s dark and beautiful weekend in downtown L.A. ended with hometown heroes She Wants Revenge, and a big roar of approval for the idea of doing it again next year.
Top by the detached cool of The Jesus and Mary Chain and highlighted by provocative artists such as Mykki Blanco and Drab Majesty, the first-year festival Cloak & Dagger got off to a delightfully shadowy start.
Cloak & Dagger – Dusk Til Dawn is a two-night festival going off Oct. 20-21 in downtown L.A. And you’ll have to wear black.
Old favorites and picks from their new album: Bush mixed it up Friday night at the Palladium.
Dream Club, the Justin Warfield-fronted quintet whose full-length is coming out later this year, goes all in with classic rock. She Wants Revenge it’s not.
Alan Parsons, the Kills, the Dandy Warhols and She Wants Revenge are among the first wave of acts announced for the Starry Nites Festival near Santa Barbara.
With Justin Warfield (She Wants Revenge) at the helm, L.A. quintet Dream Club embraces classic California rock. The video for “Dead Man” harks back to the ’70s.
Upcoming Los Angeles concerts, including: Smashing Pumpkins, Coheed & Cambria, At the Drive-In, the Sword, the Naked & Famous, Tiga, Ra Ra Riot, David Gilmour, Daughter, Polica, X Ambassadors, Wolfmother, They Might Be Giants, Joanna Newsom, Greg Dulli, Allah Las
Also on Friday: Seth Bogart, Rickie Lee Jones, Eric Prydz, Griz, the Donkeys, Richard Devine, the Dream, She Wants Revenge, Avid Dancer, Gardens & Villa, Love & a .38, Valley Queen
